WASHINGTON (AP) — For a man who loves the spotlight, Donald Trump has been conspicuously out of view since his triumph in last week's presidential election. There have been no rallies, no press conferences, no speeches. Instead, Trump has spent most of his first week as president-elect behind...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump moved to build out his national security team Tuesday, announcing he is nominating Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary and former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to lead the...
Hotels come in all shapes and sizes, from ancestral-themed homes to sleek, modern designs. But have you ever visited a chicken-shaped hotel? Not just one with a statue of a chicken, but an entire hotel you can stay in that’s actually shaped like one? Campuestohan Highland Resort’s newest...
The World Bank has approved a $750 million loan to support the Philippines' digital transformation, aiming to boost economic growth and improve access to essential services. In a statement, the Washington-based multilateral institution, said the Second Digital Transformation Development Policy...
Beneficiaries of the poverty-alleviating Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) can expect to continue receiving their conditional cash grants as the World Bank has extended the validity of the Philippine government's $600-million (over P35-billion) loan for the country's flagship safety net....
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday that Israel has made some good but limited progress in increasing the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza and will not limit arms transfers to Israel as it had threatened to a month ago if the situation had not improved. Relief groups say...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 46 people in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, including 11 at a makeshift cafeteria in an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone, medics said. In Lebanon, warplanes struck Beirut’s southern suburbs and killed 33 people...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — At least 11 employees were taken to hospitals after an explosion on Tuesday at a Louisville, Kentucky, business that produces natural color for foods and drinks. Members of the Louisville Metro Police and Louisville Fire Departments block access to Givaudan Sense Colour...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration prohibited U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after gangs shot three planes and the United Nations also Tuesday temporarily suspended flights to Port-au-Prince, limiting humanitarian aid coming into the country. Police...
The Philippines' National Greening Program (NGP) is mitigating climate risks and reducing the country's poverty rate, according to the World Bank. In a Nov. 11 blog post, the multilateral lender cited the dual goals successfully achieved by the NGP, a collaborative initiative co-implemented by the...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian glide bombs , drones and a ballistic missile smashed into cities in southern and eastern Ukraine on Monday, officials said, killing at least six civilians and injuring about 30 others. In this image provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024,...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dozens of people armed with sticks and firecrackers set a tram on fire in Amsterdam on Monday, police said, while the city is facing tensions following violence last week targeting fans of an Israeli soccer club . In this image taken from video, police officers...
